Brief Life History of Leonard
When Leonard Wigle II was born on 8 June 1836, in Mersea Township, Essex, Ontario, Canada, his father, Leonard Wigle I, was 32 and his mother, Jane Hairsine, was 30. He had at least 4 sons and 9 daughters with Sarah Ann Kimble. He died on 5 August 1914, in Essex, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 78, and was buried in Lakeview Cemetery, Leamington, Essex, Ontario, Canada.
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- Leonard Wagle, "Canada Census, 1911"
- Leonard, "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927"
- Leonard Wigle, "Ontario Deaths, 1869-1937 and Overseas Deaths, 1939-1947"
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World Events (5)
1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
1871
British Columbia joins the confederation.
1883 · Mining Boom
In 1883, there was a mining boom in Northern Ontario when mineral deposits were found near Sudbury. Thomas Flanagan was the blacksmith for the Canadian Pacific Railway that noticed the deposits in the river.
Name Meaning
Probably an Americanized form of German Weigel .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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